We have placed junior, mid-level, and senior associates with selected large, mega, mid-size, and boutique law firms in Chicago. Our current roster of assignments includes searches for junior, mid-level, and selected senior associates in corporate, litigation, real estate, intellectual property, tax, employee benefits, and other areas.
Deciding to make a lateral move is a complex and important decision. We are pleased to discuss potential moves at any stage in your career. If we are not the right firm to work with you, we will tell you. For some lawyers the best decision may be the status quo until the market changes or their experience matches the needs of the market. For others, it may be time to consider something other than practicing law. Again, we are pleased to speak with you and to introduce you to counselors with terrific experience working with lawyers making a transition beyond the profession.
We want you to be as careful in selecting a headhunter as we are in identifying candidates who we feel can succeed with our law firm clients. We work only with candidates who we believe will excel over the long term in some of the most selective law firms in the United States. We work with a short list of lawyers and firms - this gives both the firm client and the lawyer the 1:1 service essential to making the right decision at the right time. We know that is not what every lawyer seeks as their next professional home. We are delighted to refer you to other exceptional recruiting firms which may be a better fit for your professional ambitions.
We take pride in long-term placements. The first lawyer placed - a second year associate at the time -became a partner in the same premier Chicago firm and practices there today. Every partner placed by this firm still practices with the same firm - with the exception of one who became general counsel of a client. The average longevity of associate placements is 4.75 years - more than twice the industry average. Many placed associates have later been promoted to partner with the law firm client where they were placed.
We are committed to diversity. More than 50 percent of the lawyers placed by this firm are women. More than 15 percent are members of minority groups. The first lawyer placed in 1994 was a minority woman associate. We have placed openly gay associates, partners, and practice group leaders. We believe that diversity is more than a tag line - it is a fundamental issue for law firms and search firms.
This firm has been built through referrals and relationships, not mass mailing and relentless cold calling. It’s old fashioned - but the core elements of successful matches between firms and prospects are the same today as they were decades ago. We take great pride in a successful placement and helping to open a door to a brighter and more rewarding professional future.
Our work together is confidential. Your resume is never sent to any law firm without your prior approval (and it is sent only to law firms that are clients of this firm, who have a lateral hiring need in the relevant practice area(s) at your level of seniority). We do not speculatively market candidates. It’s pointless and counterproductive. Your pending move is never discussed with any person outside this firm, at any time, for any reason..
To contact Frank Kimball, call (773) 528-7548 or e-mail Frank@KimballProfessional.com.